IELTS Speaking - Part 1

The questions in Part 1 are on general topics about your life. Your answers are from your life
and experience. There is no right or wrong answer.

 About you
 Study
 Work
 Your town
 Free time
 Holidays
 Places to go in your free time
 Transport
 Shopping
 Your neighbourhood
 Reading
 Sports and games

About you

 What is your (full) name?

 Can I have your name please?
 Could you tell me your full name please?
 What shall I call you?
 How can I address you?
 Does your name have any special meaning?
 Is your name important to you?
 Do Korean people like changing their name? Why?
 Have you ever changed your name? Why or why not?
 Why do so many people change their name?
 Do you work or study?

Study

 What are you studying?

 What’s your major?
 Why did you choose that subject?
 What do you find most interesting about your course?
 What is your favorite subject?
 What do you dislike about your study?
 What do you hope to do after your graduation?
 What are your ambitions for the future?
 Do you hope to gain any qualifications?
  What are the advantages of studying instead of working?

Work

 Can you describe your job to me?

 What do you do for a living?
 How long have you been doing it?
 Can you describe one of your typical working days?
 What’s your daily routine on a working day?
 Why did you choose to do that job?
 What things do you enjoy about your work? Why?
 What do you think is the attraction of your work?
 What is your ideal job?
 Do you want to change your current job? Why or why not?
 Are you willing to keep your job permanently?
 What are your plans for the future?

Your town

 Can you describe your town or village to me?

 Tell me something about your hometown.
 Where are you from?
 Where is your hometown?
 Where do you come from?
 What is the name of the street you live on?
 What kind of street do you live on?
 What do you like about your town?
 What is the weather like in your town?
 What building is considered famous in your town?
 What jobs do people in your town do?
 How has your town changed over the last twenty years?
 What changes have taken place in your city in recent years?
 Do you think it is better to live in the center of town or outside in the country? Why?

Free time

 What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

 How much time do you have each week for doing these things?
 Why do you like doing these activities?
 How did you start doing this activity at first?
 Is there some other hobby or sport you would like to try? Why?
 How has the way people spend their free time changed over the years?
Holidays

 What do you do when you have a holiday?

 Who do you usually spend holiday with?
 Where do you like to spend your holidays? Why?
 Can you describe a typical day in your holidays?
 Why are holidays and important to you?
 If you could take a holiday anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
 What do people usually do during holidays and in your town?

Places to go in your free time

 What do people do in your town in their free time?

 Where can they go out for entertainment, or to enjoy themselves?
 Which do you prefer: eating in restaurants or eating at home?
 Which are the best places to eat out?

Transport

 How did you come here today?

 What is public transport like in your town?
 How do you think it could be improved?
 Do you think people should use public transport more? Why (not)?

Shopping

 How much time do you spend shopping every week?

 Do you enjoy going shopping? Why (not)?
 What is your favourite shop and why do you like it?
 What problems are there with shopping in your area?

Your neighbourhood

 Can you describe the house where you live to me?

 What is there to do in the area where you live?
 What do you like about the area where you live?
 How do you think it could be improved?
 Do you think it is better to live in the centre of town or outside in the country? Why?
Reading

 Do you enjoy reading? Why?

 What sort of things do you read?
 Tell me something about your favourite book.
 What are the advantages of reading instead of watching television or going to the cinema?

Sports and games

 What sports are most popular in your country?

 What sports and games did you most enjoy playing
 when you were a child?
 Do people take as much exercise as in the past?
 Why is exercise good for you?